It's obviously not completely accurate. But the more people you include the more accurate it gets. Statisticians choose the sample size to be large enough for a fairly accurate representation.
why is the opinion of the public about a popular movie or television program not a good example of public opinion?
the public opinion is for the community to have full say in what happens in government.
Issues of public opinion are only concerned with?
when you don't keep it to yourself
Public opinon is so complex that it can not be readily defined.From what has been said about it to this point,however, public opinion cab be described this way: those attitudes held by a significant number of people on matters of government and politis
The larger the sample, the greater the accuracy, but in every case, the sample must be truly random.
Modern scientific polling uses sampling to get accurate statistics on public opinion. The sample is of the public is taken to represent the opinion of the larger public. This has become a proven and accurate way of conducting polls from the public.
election, interest groups, the media, and personal contacts with the public are features of an accurate measurement of public opinion
polls
If so then the author was an idiot.
To make public opinion polls as accurate as possible, various methods are employed. These include random sampling, where individuals are selected randomly from the population of interest, ensuring representation. Pollsters also use carefully worded questions to minimize bias and subjective interpretation. Additionally, conducting polls using mixed modes (phone, online, in-person) helps capture a diverse and representative sample.
Adam J. Berinsky has written: 'Silent voices' -- subject(s): Government policy, Political participation, Public opinion, Public opinion polls, Public welfare, Race relations, Representative government and representation, Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975
Public representation is something that the public can observe ( that the public can go look at) something like a museum.
Scientifically designed polls can give reasonably accurate indications of public opinion if they are properly conducted. However, there is always a time lag and public opinion can change very rapidly.
Plan better campaigns if they know what is important to the people- Dre Combs
issues of public opinion are related to public affairs
why is the opinion of the public about a popular movie or television program not a good example of public opinion?